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Raul

Raul and Raúl are the Portuguese and Spanish forms of the Germanic given name Ralph. They are cognates of the French Raoul, but are unrelated to the similar-looking Indian name Rahul. Raul and Raúl may refer to:

Raúl Acosta, Colombian road cyclist
Raúl Alfonsín, former President of Argentina
Raul Boesel, Brazilian racecardriver
Raúl Castañeda, Mexican boxer
Raúl Castro, President of Cuba and brother of Fidel Castro
Raúl Diago, Cuban volleyball player
Raúl González, Spanish footballer
Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican actor
Raúl Mesa, Spanish beach volleyball player
Raúl Montaña, Colombian road cyclist
Raul Plassman, Brazilian football goalkeeper and TV commentator
Raúl Prebisch, Argentinian economist
Raul Roco, Phillipine statesman
Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer–songwriter

FAO Ambassador

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO was founded on October 16, 1945 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The FAO Goodwill Ambassadors Programme was initiated in 1999. In 2004, Raúl was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Source: Wikipedia

Translation of "Raul"

Japanese: ラウル.


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